Good Housekeeping shows you how to get tough laundry stains out of kids' clothes

At the Good Housekeeping Institute, making stains and getting rid of them are two of the things they do best, and they know how to get out the toughest ones. </p> <p>We suggest that for the best performance you get detergents and pretreatment products that contain enzymes. They do the best job of removing protein stains like milk, perspiration stains, and really all kinds of stains, but for the best performance look for enzymes. </p> <p>One stain you never want to see is blood but every now and then kids get a few nicks and scratches. So, soak the fabric in cold water then pour on a little 3 percent Hydrogen Peroxide from the medicine cabinet. </p> <p>If you got kids, this is something that's likely to happen; a little bit of food spills on their shirt. First thing that you do, take off the shirt and make sure you scrape off the excess. You wanna keep that stain from setting in. We recommend that you keep a stain stick handy of laundry pretreatment products. Keep it handy in the kitchen, even in the garage; keep it where the stains happen. That way you can attack the stain quickly. Rub it into the stain. This is especially helpful if you don't have time to do the laundry right now. It's attacking the stain. This will keep the stain from setting and you can actually leave it like this for up to a week. And when you get to do the laundry you just throw it in and the stain will come out. </p> <p>I'm Elizabeth McGwire for good housekeeping reports.

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